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 # Coloring
+
 The Dashboard Designer allows you to paint dashboard item elements such as chart series points or pie segments.
 
-![Coloring_GlobalColors](../../images/coloring_globalcolors25370.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Coloring - Global Color Scheme](../../images/coloring_globalcolors25370.png)
 
 ## Supported Dashboard Items
+
 You can paint the following [dashboard items](../dashboard-item-settings.md):
 
 * Chart
@@ -21,20 +23,17 @@ You can paint the following [dashboard items](../dashboard-item-settings.md):
 ## Color Scheme Overview
 The dashboard supports two ways to color dashboard item elements:
 
-* A **Global Color Scheme** uses consistent colors for identical values across the dashboard. The image below shows a dashboard that contains Pie and Chart dashboard items. Pie segments and chart series points that correspond to _Wisconsin_, _Oregon_ and _Idaho_ dimension values use identical colors from the default palette.
+* A **Global Color Scheme** uses consistent colors and styles for identical values across the dashboard. The image below shows a dashboard that contains Pie and Chart dashboard items. Pie segments and chart series points that correspond to _Wisconsin_, _Oregon_ and _Idaho_ dimension values use identical colors from the default palette.
 
-	![wdd-coloring-global-scheme](../../images/wdd-coloring-global-scheme126076.png)
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Coloring - Global Color Scheme](../../images/wdd-coloring-global-scheme126076.png)
 
 	 For a global color scheme, the dashboard reserves automatically generated colors for specific values regardless of the filter state.
-* A **Local Color Scheme** uses an independent set of colors for each dashboard item. The image below shows Pie segments that use colors from a local color scheme. These colors do not affect the Chart items that use a global scheme.
+* A **Local Color Scheme** uses an independent set of colors and styles for each dashboard item. The image below shows Pie segments that use colors from a local color scheme. These colors do not affect Chart items that use a global scheme.
 
-	![common-coloring-local-scheme](../../images/common-coloring-local-scheme.png)
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Coloring - Local Color Scheme](../../images/common-coloring-local-scheme.png)
 
 	 For a **Local** color scheme, the dashboard reassigns palette colors when the filter state is changed.
 
->[!TIP]
->**Local** colorization paints dashboard item elements more quickly because the control does not request all possible colors and requests only colors used in the current item.
-
 ## Color Measures and Dimensions
 You can use predefined color modes to paint individual dimensions or all measures in a dashboard item.
 

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 # Coloring 
 
-The Dashboard Designer associates dimension values/measures and specified colors to paint dashboard item elements. This topic describes how to configure color settings in the WinForms Designer.
+The Dashboard Designer associates each dimension value/measure with the specified color and style used to paint dashboard item elements. This topic describes how to configure color settings in the WinForms Designer.
 
 ## Coloring Basics
 
 The following concepts are common to both Desktop and Web Dashboard controls:
 
+* Dashboard palettes
 * Color Modes
 * Color Schemes
 * Supported Dashboard Items
 
 Refer to the following topic for more information about common concepts: [Coloring Basics](../coloring.md).
 
+## Predefined Dashboard Palettes
+
+The following palettes are available:
+
+| Palette | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Default** | The default palette used to color dashboard item elements. |
+| **Bright** | Bright color accents. Optimized for users with deuteranopia and protanopia. |
+| **High Contrast** | High visual contrast. Suitable for grayscale rendering, monochrome vision, and users with deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia. |
+| **Warm Gradient** | A Yellow-Orange-Brown palette. Optimized for grayscale rendering and users with deuteranopia, protanopia, and tritanopia. |
+| **Sunset** | Warm sunset tones intended for values between two extremes. Optimized for users with deuteranopia and protanopia. |
+| **Vibrant** | Vivid color contrast. Optimized for users with deuteranopia and protanopia. |
+
+You can change a dashboard palette in the Color Scheme dialog in the WinForms Dashboard Designer:
+
+![Change dashboard palette in WinForms Designer](../../../images/change-dashboard-palette-win.png)
+
+The selected palette applies to the entire dashboard and uses consistent colors and styles for identical values across dashboard items.
+
+### Hatch and Line Styles
+
+For each color, you can also specify hatch and line styles to distinguish data series without relying on color:
+
+* **Line Styles** 
+
+    Use line styles for Chart and Range Filter dashboard items with line series.
+
+    ![WinForms Dashboard - Line styles applied to series](../../../images/win-dashboard-line-styles.png)
+
+* **Fill Styles** 
+
+    Use a solid or hatch fill style for Chart dashboard items with bar and bubble series, Range Filter dashboard items with bar series, Pie, Scatter Chart, and Pie Map dashboard items.
+
+    ![WinForms Dashboard - Fill styles applied to series](../../../images/win-dashboard-hatch-styles.png)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Hatch and line styles apply only to the dashboard items and series types listed above.
+
 ## Color Mode: None 
 
 You can disable default color variation for dashboard item elements.  
 
 If you add a [TreeMap](../../dashboard-item-settings/treemap.md) to a dashboard, individual elements (titles) use different colors: 
 
-![win-coloring-treemap-default](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-default.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - TreeMap Coloring - Default Mode](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-default.png)
 
 _State_ values (Arguments) use different colors. To disable color variation, go to the Argument settings and select **Color by | None**.
 
-![win-coloring-treemap-none](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-none.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - TreeMap Coloring - None Mode](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-none.png)
 
 Add a [Chart](../../dashboard-item-settings/chart.md) with the same Argument and Value as in the TreeMap: 
 
-![win-coloring-treemap-chart-none](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-chart-none.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - TreeMap Coloring - Chart None Mode](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-chart-none.png)
 
 Note that **Default** means **None** for chart arguments.  
 
@@ -41,47 +80,44 @@ You can enable colors in previously added Treemap and Chart items.
 
 Set the TreeMap's color mode to **Default** or **Hue**: 
 
-![win-coloring-chart-none-treemap-hue](../../../images/win-coloring-chart-none-treemap-hue.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - TreeMap Coloring - Hue Mode](../../../images/win-coloring-chart-none-treemap-hue.png)
 
 
-In the Chart settings, move _State_ from Arguments to Series. **Default** now means **Hue** in this new context. The coloring indicator (![ColoringIndicator](../../../images/coloringindicator25453.png)) on the data item shows that color variation by hue is enabled.
+In the Chart settings, move _State_ from Arguments to Series. **Default** now means **Hue** in this new context. The coloring indicator (![WinForms Dashboard - Coloring Indicator](../../../images/coloringindicator25453.png)) on the data item shows that color variation by hue is enabled.
 
-![win-coloring-chart-treemap-hue](../../../images/win-coloring-chart-treemap-hue.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Chart Coloring - Hue Mode](../../../images/win-coloring-chart-treemap-hue.png)
 
 Add _Category_ as a chart argument and switch to 100% Stacked View:  
 
-![win-coloring-full-stacked-chart](../../../images/win-coloring-full-stacked-chart.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Full Stacked Chart](../../../images/win-coloring-full-stacked-chart.png)
 
 ## Use Global Color Scheme 
 
-The same _State_ data items use identical colors. Dashboard constructs a **Global Color Scheme** for this purpose. 
+The same _State_ data items use identical colors and styles. The dashboard constructs a **Global Color Scheme** for this purpose. 
 
 Add a [Range Filter](../../dashboard-item-settings/range-filter.md) with the following settings: 
 
-![win-coloring-range-filter](../../../images/win-coloring-range-filter.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Range Filter Coloring](../../../images/win-coloring-range-filter.png)
 
-Corresponding _State_ fields are painted with the same colors, so you can associate and compare data from all dashboard items. This happens because all items use **Global Colors** (the default setting). You can see the switch to **Global Colors** in the Ribbon. Click **Edit Colors** to modify the colors used in the palette:  
+Identical colors and styles correspond to the same _State_ values, so you can associate and compare data across all dashboard items. All items use **Global Colors** by default (you can toggle this in the Ribbon). Click **Edit Colors** to modify colors and styles used in the palette:
 
-![win-coloring-custom-color](../../../images/win-coloring-custom-color.png)
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> The dashboard uses the default palette. This palette contains 20 unique colors to paint dimension values/measures. For more information on how to change default colors or create a new color table, refer to the following help topic: [Customizing a Color Scheme](customizing-a-color-scheme.md). 
+![WinForms Dashboard - Custom Color](../../../images/win-coloring-custom-color.png)
 
-This is how the Dashboard appears after you change the color for *Georgia* in the palette:
+This is how the Dashboard appears after you change the color or style for *Georgia* in the palette:
 
-![win-dashboard-with-global-color-scheme](../../../images/win-dashboard-with-global-color-scheme.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Dashboard with Global Color Scheme](../../../images/win-dashboard-with-global-color-scheme.png)
 
 ## Use Local Color Scheme 
 
-If you want to use an independent set of colors in the selected dashboard item, switch to the **Local Color Scheme**. 
+If you want to use an independent set of colors and styles in the selected dashboard item, switch to the **Local Color Scheme**. 
 
-You can see the Treemap's arguments that use colors from the **Local Color Scheme**:  
+You can see Treemap arguments that use colors from the **Local Color Scheme**:  
 
-![win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Treemap Local Color Scheme](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme.png)
 
 Colors modified in the local color scheme do not affect items that use the global color scheme. The following image shows a custom color for _Georgia_ in the Treemap:
 
-![win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme-custom-color](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme-custom-color.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Treemap Local Color Scheme Custom Color](../../../images/win-coloring-treemap-local-color-scheme-custom-color.png)
 
 ## Dashboard Item Color Mode Specifics
 

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 # Customizing a Color Scheme
-The Dashboard Designer provides the capability to edit colors contained in [global and local color schemes](coloring-concepts.md). You can select the required color from the default dashboard palette or specify a custom color.
+
+The Dashboard Designer allows you to edit colors and styles in [global and local color schemes](coloring-concepts.md). You can select a color or style from a dashboard palette or specify a custom color or style.
 * [Invoke a Color Scheme Dialog](#invoke-a-color-scheme-dialog)
 * [Edit Colors](#edit-colors)
 * [Add a New Value](#add-a-new-value)
 * [Add a New Color Table](#add-a-new-color-table)
 
-## <a name="invoke-a-color-scheme-dialog"/>Invoke a Color Scheme Dialog
-To edit colors, use the **Color Scheme** dialog. You can invoke this dialog in the following ways.
-* To edit colors in a global color scheme, use the **Edit Colors** button in the **Home** ribbon tab or the **Edit Colors** button in the dashboard item's **Design** tab.
+## Invoke a Color Scheme Dialog
+To edit colors and styles, use the **Color Scheme** dialog. You can open this dialog in the following ways:
+
+* To edit colors and styles in a global color scheme, use the **Edit Colors** button in the **Home** ribbon tab or the **Edit Colors** button in the dashboard item's **Design** tab.
 
-	![Dashboard_EditColors_Ribbon](../../../images/img25387.png)![DashboardItem_EditColors_Ribbon](../../../images/img25388.png)
-* To edit colors in a local color scheme, use the **Edit Colors** button in the contextual **Design** ribbon tab.
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Edit Colors in Home Ribbon](../../../images/img25387.png)  ![WinForms Dashboard - Edit Colors in Design Tab](../../../images/img25388.png)
+* To edit colors and styles in a local color scheme, use the **Edit Colors** button in the contextual **Design** ribbon tab.
 
-	![DashboardItem_EditLocalColors_Ribbon](../../../images/img25449.png)
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Edit Local Colors in Design Ribbon](../../../images/img25449.png)
 
-Lets consider a Chart dashboard item whose dimensions and measures are colored by hue using local colors.
+Consider a Chart dashboard item where dimensions and measures are colored by hue with local colors.
 
-![Chart_ColorByHueAll](../../../images/img25392.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Chart Colored by Hue with Local Colors](../../../images/img25392.png)
 
-For this dashboard item, the **Color Scheme** dialog will contain combinations of all dimension values and a specific measure.
+For this dashboard item, the **Color Scheme** dialog will contain combinations of all dimension values and measures.
 
-![LocalColorSchemeDialog](../../../images/img25394.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Local Color Scheme Dialog](../../../images/img25394.png)
 
 In this dialog, you can perform the following actions.
-* [Edit automatically assigned colors](#edit-colors) or specify new colors.
+* [Edit automatically assigned colors and styles](#edit-colors) or specify new colors and styles.
 * [Add new values](#add-a-new-value) to a color table.
-* [Add new color tables](#add-a-new-color-table) containing values whose colors are not yet assigned.
+* [Add new color tables](#add-a-new-color-table) that contain values whose colors and styles are not yet assigned.
 
-## <a name="edit-colors"/>Edit Colors
-You can customize automatically assigned colors in several ways.
+## Edit Colors
+You can customize automatically assigned colors and styles in several ways.
 * To retain the automatically assigned color for the selected value, right-click the required value in the **Value** column and select **Retain this color**.
 
-	![RetainThisColor](../../../images/img25395.png)
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Retain This Color](../../../images/img25395.png)
 
 	This reserves the current palette color for the selected value.
-* You can select another palette color by clicking the required cell in the **Color** column.
+* You can click the required cell in the **Color** column to select another palette color.
 
-	![SelectPaletteColor](../../../images/img25396.png)
-* To specify a custom color, click **More Colors...** and pick any color using the RGB or HSB color model in the invoked **Select Color** dialog.
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Select Palette Color](../../../images/img25396.png)
+* To specify a custom color, click **More Colors...** and use the RGB or HSB color model in the invoked **Select Color** dialog to choose any color.
+
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Select Custom Color](../../../images/img25397.jpeg)
+
+* To specify a fill style, click the required cell in the **Fill Style** column and select the required hatch style from the drop-down list.
 
-	![SelectColorDialog](../../../images/img25397.jpeg)
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Selecting a hatch style in the Fill Style column](../../../images/win-dashboard-fill-style.png)
 
-You can reset the customized color for the selected value using the **Reset** menu item.
+* To specify a line style, click the cell in the **Line Style** column and select the line style from the drop-down list.
+
+	![WinForms Dashboard - Selecting a line style in the Line Style column](../../../images/win-dashboard-line-style.png)
+
+Use the **Reset**/**Reset all** menu items to reset the customized colors.
 
 ![ResetColor](../../../images/img25407.png)
 
-## <a name="add-a-new-value"/>Add a New Value
-The **Color Scheme** dialog allows you adding a new value with the specified color to the selected color table. To do this, click the **New Value...** button.
+## Add a New Value
+The **Color Scheme** dialog allows you to add a new value with the specified color to the selected color table. To do this, click the **New Value...** button.
 
-![NewValueDialog](../../../images/img25403.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - New Value Dialog](../../../images/img25403.png)
 
 In the invoked **New Value** dialog, specify the dimension values, add the required measures and click **OK**. This creates a new value whose color can be specified as described in [Edit Colors](#edit-colors).
 
 You can remove manually added values using the **Remove** context menu item.
 
-![RemoveColor](../../../images/img25405.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Remove Color](../../../images/img25405.png)
+
+## Add a New Color Table
 
-## <a name="add-a-new-color-table"/>Add a New Color Table
-The **Color Scheme** dialog also allows you to add a new color table containing values whose colors are not yet assigned. To do this, click **New Color Table...** button.
+The **Color Scheme** dialog also allows you to add a new color table containing values whose colors are not yet assigned. To do this, click the **New Color Table...** button.
 
-![NewColorTableDialog](../../../images/img25408.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - New Color Table Dialog](../../../images/img25408.png)
 
 In the invoked dialog, specify the data source, add the required dimensions and enable the **'MeasureNames' Dimension** check-box if you need to add measures to a color table.
 

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 # Coloring
 
-The Chart dashboard item paints different measures and series dimensions by [hue](../../appearance-customization/coloring/coloring-concepts.md) in **Default** color mode. The image below shows the chart item whose _State_ series dimension values are painted in different colors. A special icon (![ColoringIndicator](../../../images/coloringindicator25453.png)) on the data item shows that color variation is enabled.
+The Chart dashboard item paints different measures and series dimensions by [hue](../../appearance-customization/coloring/coloring-concepts.md) in **Default** color mode. The image below shows the chart item where _State_ series dimension values are painted in different colors. A special icon (![WinForms Dashboard - Coloring Indicator](../../../images/coloringindicator25453.png)) on the data item shows that color variation is enabled.
 
-![win-chart-colored-by-default](../../../images/win-chart-colored-by-default.png)
+![WinForms Dashboard - Chart Colored by Default](../../../images/win-chart-colored-by-default.png)
+
+For each color, you can also specify fill and line styles to distinguish data series without relying on color:
+
+* **Line Styles** 
+    Use line styles for Chart dashboard items with line series.
+
+    ![WinForms Dashboard - Line styles](../../../images/win-dashboard-line-styles.png)
+
+* **Fill Styles** 
+Use a solid or hatch fill style for Chart dashboard items with bar and bubble series.
+
+    ![WinForms Dashboard - Fill styles applied to series](../../../images/win-dashboard-hatch-styles.png)
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Note that the Chart dashboard item does not support coloring for the [financial](series/financial-series.md) series.
+> The Chart dashboard item does not support color variation for the [financial](series/financial-series.md) series.
 
 >[!Tip]
 >**Documentation:**<br>
 >* [Conditional Formatting](conditional-formatting.md)
->* [Coloring Basics](../../appearance-customization/coloring.md)
+>* [Coloring Basics](../../appearance-customization/coloring.md)